Southend-on-Sea
Toulouse

Toulouse

Western Esplanade, SS0 8FE, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Full • Steak • Lunch • British


"My first visit to this restaurant which came highly recommended. We enjoyed our food BUT both me and my wife had grit in the salad leaves with our starter. Later we wished we had mentioned that at the time. Our main course was very enjoyable and no grit this time. BUT whilst finishing our starter a pint and a half of beer was poured over the lady diner behind me. Accidentally of course by a waiter 2 days into his job. The family who suffered this were extremely understanding these things happen , much more so than a lot would have been. I had to change side of our table to let the staff in to clean up. The lady was clearly very wet. As we were finishing our main the bill was brought out to the unlucky table. And the fun really started. Not only had there been no deduction to the food bill but a service charge had been added! Wow, I would have been extremely unhappy if that was me, and so was the group. It was clear that it wasn 't just a slip by Toulouse it was intended to make the bill that way. The manager was called and things then reminded us of Fawlty Towers as he argued with the customers in front of all the other guests around. The manager thought they should pay the whole bill, but they would cover dry cleaning costs. Nowhere near good enough to my mind or the other people. It 's interesting now to read several other reviews about bad service. It seems this is their way. Shame."

Spaghetti Junction

Spaghetti Junction

767 London Road, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Meat • Pizza • Pasta • Steak


"We hadn 't visited for ages, but my daughter wanted to eat at Spaghetti Junction over this, her 18th birthday weekend, as she loves pizza! Whenever we go, we always get a friendly welcome and everyone is very helpful. The menu is split into sections with either set prices, or the al a carte menu, and there 's a blackboard on the wall with the chef 's specials. We chose the 'starter and pizza or pasta ' option, but you can also choose the 'main course and dessert ' option. Both these options are just under £16 per person and the portions are huge, so it 's excellent value and of course you can still order dessert you want. The starters were delicious and I struggled to finish mine as the portion was so generous....Next time I will leave more room! My daughter and her boyfriend chose different pizzas so they could share...the chicken topping on one was especially impressive, lovely large pieces generously spread over the whole pizza! I chose a pasta dish and you can choose between spaghetti, penne or tagliatelle when you order. None of us had room to finish it all, but the staff offered to pack the leftovers, so we took the remaining pizza home for them to finish later. There 's a good drinks menu that includes basic wine such as Liebfraumilch up to more expensive options of red, white and rose, several lagers and soft drinks, I had a pint of lager which was under a fiver which is a good price these days in a restaurant. Altogether, if you are on a budget but still want good quality freshly prepared food, this restaurant is a great choice, and if money is no object, there are lots of wonderful dishes to choose. We 've decided to make it a regular treat so we can try the other dishes, I 'm looking forward to it!!"

The Remedy Tea Shop

The Remedy Tea Shop

57 High Street, SS1 1HZ, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Vegan • Coffee • British • European


"after restoring their separate vegan menu after the chaos from the pandemic I went back to try the fayre. a wonderful environment decorated with beautiful pictures on the walls, table lamps and a mixture of comfortable fireplaces and regular dining chairs. all makes a feeling as if they enjoy in a living room tee. I had the vegan jackenkartoffel (Vegan cheese) and added a sausage,) my partner has the regular jacket with cheese and bran under added mushrooms. plus a beautiful pot yorkshire tee, (soja and regular milk.) eating was nice and well presented, although a few points come up that I did not score as the remedy tee rooms do amazing things. first, the vegan kartoffel with only the VG cheese looked a little spersome, which my partner immediately noticed. the lack of drilling (most are vegan) and the lack of koleslaw that came with it was a little disappointed. the charalat was more of an salat garnish with a few scratches and on a personal opinion only cocks are not on a teller. the service was extremely friendly and efficient and the care was taken over by the order. the location and environment were excellent and the prices were very reasonable. my critiken up are from a 30 year old to be a vegan and in vegan catering so more of pointers, therefore do not score. I recommend to any vegan or vegetarian past to pop in as there is a unique experience in the southend high street, where blandness and equality are the trends of the city. updated by the previous review on 2021-08-31"